i'm mandy drury. yesterday in the markets, all roads led to rome. today they are leading all the way back to capitol hill playing the bernanke rally ahead. home prices closing 2012, the biggest gain in years. will 2013 be even better. and the russians are coming to buy a property near you and they have got oodles of cash. something happening in the music industry that hasn't happened since 1999. we're not talking about cher hitting the billboards again. hello, everybody. welcome. the dow is up thanks to partly to gains in home depot. the index reaching for its third straight triple digit move, either up or down at this stage, of course, it is hoping to be up. meantime nasdaq is trying to avoid a fourth negative clothes in the last five days and hasn't recovered 10% of yesterday's losses. the vicks down. bob pisani and rick santelli. bob, once a dove always a dove. to what extent do you view the rally in the market to ben bernanke staying the course. >> he was very assertive in that there wasn't any asset bubbles. that was a big concern. he was quest